water bug identification

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

in my pool and dam there are these little bugs there from about 1/2 cm to about 1 1/2cm long and i feed them to my cod but i have no idea what they are they have long legs and the bodys like a long fly(not as wide/fat) my cod loves them but i dont know if they have any nutrients or any ting beaficial to him/her that would be cool if all u people could have a swing at it.

[spikekillifish]

It is most likely a type of flying insect larvae and healthy for your fish. Your main risk is the danger of it having a parasite or bacteria that could harm your fish. I would not worry too much though, it sounds like they are comming from a good source. I feed all my fish aquatic bugs from the canal in my backyard with no problems. Almost all are some sort of flying insect larvae.

On another note I had alocal water scorpion (http://www.nanfa.org/akiweb/163.JPG) live in my 30 Gallon tank for almost a year. I had to feed the thing bugs just like it was a fish.

You might find your insect here. (http://www.nanfa.org/akiweb/INVERTEBRATES.html)

If they don't have an image try typing the name in Google and see what comes up.

[kveeti]

Another site you may be able to make an identification:
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/pond/insects.html